IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 8929 OF 2025 (GM-KEB)

BETWEEN:

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELE)

KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION LIMITED.,

MAJOR WORKS DEPARTMENT,

P.B. ROAD, R. H. BUILDING,

SECOND FLOOR, DAVANAGERE - 577 002.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. H V DEVARAJU.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI.SIDDAPA B

S/O SRI. BANNIKODA RAMAPPA,

Digitally signed by

MAHALAKSHMI B M PRESENTLY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

Location: HIGH

RESIDING AT KOMARANAHALLI VILLAGE,

COURT OF

KARNATAKA HARIHAR TALUK,

DAVANAGERE - 577 530.

…RESPONDENT

(NOTICE TO RESPONDENT IS SERVED

AND REPRESENTED)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO PAY THE COMPENSATION OF RS. 14,00,000/- (RUPEES FOURTEEN LAKHS ONLY) ALONG WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 24 PERCENT PER ANNUM

FROM THE DATE OF THE DRAWING THE LINE TILL THE DATE OF REALIZATION OF AMOUNT BY THE PETITIONER.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B-GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner-Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (for short 'the C